While its fairly typical at first, when you realize that you have to drop bombs at ground targets, the gameplay picks up quickly. While there is no true ending to the game, Xevious is a ton of fun and if youre looking for a GBA shooter.

The lack of power-ups and somewhat generic level design makes it pale in comparison to some other fine shooters on the NES ("Life Force" & "Guardian Legend" for example), but this was one of the first shooters on the system and it's still worth playing.

A fun little time-waster with some interesting level mechanics let down by some seriously dodgy controls and mostly uninteresting combat. ItA fun little time-waster with some interesting level mechanics let down by some seriously dodgy controls and mostly uninteresting combat. It is responsible for adding some of the best (and cutest) characters to the Super Smash Bros. series though (the aptly-named Ice Climbers), so I can't hate it too much.…Full Review »